HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/42 January 14, 1942
Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held Wednesday, January 14, 1942, at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Bruenn presiding,
Commissioner Wilkes~ Commissioner Casad and the City Attorney being present.
Deputy Clerk read minutes of ~evious regular meeting held January 7, 1942,
and on motion of Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad, same were approved as corrected,
carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes,
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1438, second reading, declaring an emergency to
exist on account of urgent need for improved storm and sanitary sewers and
appropriating funds to meet such emergency.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt ordinance as read, carried as
follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1439, second reading, declaring an emergency to
exist on account of the urgent necessity of quartering troops on Roosevelt Field
and appropriating funds to meet such emergency.
Motion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Casad to adopt ordinance as read, carried as
follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1440, second reading, declaring an emergency to
exist on account of the necessity for additional legal services and appropriat-
ing funds to meet such an emergency.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt ordinance as read, carried as
follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Mayor Bruenn appointed John C. Merkle to the position .of Assistant City
Attorney upon the recommendation of the City Attorney.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Wilkes to confirm the appointment, carried as
follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk reported the hearing on the proposed improvement of Pitt Avenue from
East Eleventh to East Fourteenth, and Harkins Street from Winfield to Pitt had
been continued until this morning. Motion by Mr. Casad and ~"r. Bruenn to hold
over for two weeks, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr.
Casad, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1441 adopting and confirming the assessment roll
for L.I.D. 215, providing for the levying and assessing of the costs and expenses
thereof, providing for the collection thereof, creating special fund therefor,
and fixing the date of issuance of bonds to be the llth day of March, 1942.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt ordinance as read, carried as
follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk reported that the hearing on the proposed improvement of Rainier,
Olympic, Ninth and Tenth Streets had been continued until this morning.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to continue hearing one week, carried
as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk read permit granting permission to the United States of America to
enter upon certain property designated as Parking Area "A" in a lease between
the City of Bremerton and the Bremerton Terminal Company.
~otion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Wilkes that the ~ayor and Clerk be authorimed
to sign said permit on behalf of the City of Bremerton, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk read a Form of Agreement between Owner and Engineer: Whereas the
City of Bremerton agrees to pay the Berry Engineering Company the stun of
~,8V1.32 for engineering services on the Lafayette Avenue; Montgomery Aven~e
0utfall extension; Park Avenue Relief; Broadway Avenue and the Park Avenue
0utfall extension sewer jobs.
~otion by "~r. Casad and Mr. Bruenn that the Mayor and City Clerk be author-
ized to sign the ccntract with the Berry Engineering Company for payment of
the l~p sum of ~6,871.32, carrie5 as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes.
Mr. Casad, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Wilkes that the City Clerk be instructed to
call for bids on sewer job 45-172, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr.
Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Mayor Bruenn appointed Mr. George Tinney to the position of City Plumbing
Inspector as of January 16, 1942.
Motion by Mr. Wilkes sn~ Mr. Casad to confirm the appointment, carried, all
members voting Yes.
January 14, 1942 (cont)
Mayor Bruenn appointed the following men to the rank of Police Sergeant:
E. W. ~ite, J. F. H~nues and T. K. Phillips. Said appointments effective Jan. 16th.
Motion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Casad to confirm appointments, carried as 194~
follows: Nr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Nr. Casad, Yes.
Mayor Bruenn read a letter from the Bremerton Civilian Defense Council
"recommending that Mr. I. G. Sullivan be given an appropriate rating with
adequate compensation for the work which he has done with regard to Civilian
Defense, as Co-ordinator."
Mayor Bruenn stated that in compliance with this request he had appointed,
subject to the confirmation of theCommission, Sergeant I. G. Sullivan acting
Captain of the Finger Print and Identification Bureau of the Police Department
effective January 16, 1942.
Notion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Wilkes that the appointment of Mr. Sullivan
be confirmed, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad,
Yes.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad that the commission allow all bills
presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the commission, carried,
all members voting Yes.
The Mayor inquired if anyone in the audience had any business to take up
with the commission and Mr. C. A. Norms_n, representing the Teamsters Union,
complained of the restrictions on trucks delivering goods during hours of peak
traffic and was assured that loading zones would be designated within a few days.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. ~Wilkes to recess until ten o'clock A.M.,
Friday, January 16, 1942.
E. J. McCall, City Clerk
Approved:
~ayor
January 16, 1942
Pursuant to recess the regular meeting of the City Commission of the City
of Bremerton was reconvened at ten o'clock A.M. January 16, 1942. i~ayor Bruenn,
presiding, Commissioner Wilkes and Commissioner Casad being present.
Clerk read Ordinance declaring an emergency to exist on account of increased
population in the City of Bremerton and the state of war now existing, and the
need of additional funds for salaries in the Police Department and the Fire
Department during 1942 and appropriating funds to meet such emergency in the sum
of approximately $8080.00 in the Police Department and approximately $9760.00
in the Fire Department and declaring said ordinance to be immediately necessary.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Wilkes to pass on first reading and file in
Clerk's office one week for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn,
Yes. I~Ir. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad that the office of apprentice fireman
be indefinately discontinued as of January 1st, 1942, carried as follows: Mr.
Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
The Mayor reported the appointment of the following emergency firemen as
of Jauuary 1st, 1942: Carl Trout, Tom 0rrfelt, Robert Tyree, William Lacaff,
Kenneth Skaggs, John Trulich, Jerome A. Myers, Thomas E. Dement andDavid
Pelkey and also the appointment of W. G. Tenneson as fireman as of January 16,
1942.
Motion by Mr. Casad to confirm appointments, carried as follows: ~r.
Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
The Mayor reported the appsintment of Wm. H. Miller as patrolman to replace
patrolman Tenneson who had resigned effective January 16, 1942.
Notion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Wilkes to confirm the appointment, carried as
follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk read letter from Commissioner Casad in reference to traffic fund.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes to refer letter to the City Attorney with
instructions to prepare ordinance diverting 25% of traffic violation fines to
special traffic control fund, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes
Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. ,
The question of a resol~tion authorizing the execution aud delivery of a
contract with the Puget Sound Power & Light Company for furnishing pumping power
and street lighting for five year period beginning November 28, 1941 was discussed.
The City Attorney not being present, no action was taken.
Motion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Casad to adjourn carried, all members voting
Yes. '
Approved: City Clerk
' Mayor